The character

Main character (watak utama)

Minor character (watak sampingan)
Character traits (ciri-ciri watak)
 Main Character
King Arthur
Merlin
Lancelot
Mordred
 Minor Character
Guinevere
Morgan
 King Arthur
Becomes king after he pulls out the sword from the magic
stone.
Fights many battles to unite England. brave, courageous
and gallant.
Loved by the people because his regin brings peace and
prosperity to country.
Has a happy marriage with Guinevere builds castle
Camelot for her.
Intelligent and creative creates the Knights of the Round
Table.
Eventually shows weakness of jealousy drives Lancelot
away
Does not listen to Merlin lost his throne and life
 Merlin
A magician who paves the way for Arthur to
become king.
Advisor and teacher to King Arthur.
Advises against Arthurs marriage to
Guinevere and battle with Mordred
Helps King Arthur by giving him magic sword
when he leaves as he was losing his power.
Steadfast in his loyalty to King Arthur when
King Arthur is dying, he takes him away.
 Lancelot
Fights with Gawain to become the strongest
knight in England
First knight of the Round Table
Good and reliable friend to King Arthur
Brave and gallant in love with Guinevere but
does not betray King Arthurs trust.
Expelled from Round Table and Camelot
Returns to help King Arthur in the battle with
Mordred
Kills Mordred for his treachery to King Arthur
 Mordred
Son of Morgan (King Arthurs half-sister)
Creates bad feelings between King Arthur and
Lancelot
Opportunist seizes the throne in King
Arthurs absence.
Is killed by Lancelot for his betrayal of Kng
Arthur.
 Guinevere
Married King Arthur and has a happy
marriage.
Befriends Lancelot and has a close
relationship
Goes riding with Lancelot often.
 Morgan
King Arthurs half-sister. (satu bapa lain mama)
Ambitious for son, Mordred to become king
Can see into the future predicts King
Arthurs early death and Mordred as king.
Wins Guineveres trust but betrays her by
spreading falsehoods about the Queen and
Lancelot.
Helps Mordred to usurp the throne.
 KING ARTHUR

Retold by Janet Hardy-Gould

 Elements of The Plot
(Jenis-Jenis jalan cerita)
Exposition = beginning of a story (permulaan)
Conflict / Rising action = problems occured
(konflik/perkembangan cerita)
Climax = the top of the story (puncak cerita)
Falling action = cool down of the story
(peleraian cerita)
Resolution = the ending of the story /
problems solution (pengakhiran cerita)
 The plot of King Arthur
Exposition
England has no king and people are fighting.
Merlin puts up a magic stone with a sword in it,
which only the true king can pull out. Arthur pulls
out the sword and is declared king. Merlin helps
him until he becomes a strong good king. King
Arthur wins battles and is loved by the people. He
falls in love with Guinevere but Merlin predicts a
dark future for them.
 Conflict / Rising Action
Merlin decides to leave and gives King Arthur
a sword for his protection. King Arthur and
Guinevere marry and everyone accepts it, the
king builds a castle and names it Camelot. King
Arthur holds a competition to find the best
knights in the country. Gawain losses to
Lancelot who becomes the first knight of the
Round Table.
 Climax
King Arthur and Lanelot are close friends.
Lancelot and Guinevere often go riding
together and this is exploited by Morgan and
Mordred to drive a wedge between them.
King Arthur banishes Lancelot from Camelot.
The kingdom gets into a bad shape. Intisgated
by Morgan, King Arthur searches Lancelot for
a fight. The latter refuses and King Arthur is
informed that Mordred has taken over the
throne
 Falling action
King Arthur and Mordred battle it out. King
Arthur is seriously wounded, Lancelot arrives
and kills Mordred.
 Resolution
Lancelot helps King Arthur throw his sword
into the water. Merlin appears and takes
Arthur away with him.
 MORAL VALUE AND LESSON
The values in the novel are:
A leader should provide proper and strong leadership.
We should look after the interest of our team members
A leader should give opportunities to his members to grow mentally
and physically.
We should value friendship that is true and sincere.
Do not be taken in by people including family members who are
insincere.
We should know how to differentiate between true and false
friendships.

Homework
What are the lesson that you have learned in the novel of King Arthur?
Write your answers and provide evidences from the novel. (100
words).